Although the sun was out
it was still a brisk Sunday morning as the Yale/Brown mentor group gathered at Gather
Restaurant in Berkeley.
The purpose of these
mentoring activities is to place some of our ILCers with alums from our partner
schools so they can learn from people who have actually attended these
schools--people who can tell them from first hand knowledge about the school,
how to maximize their applications and how to take advantage of the resources
that only alums can bring.
Thanks to Simon Hong
(Brown ‘05) and Ken Yamaguchi (Yale ‘92), these events have been an important tool for
our ILCers. They’ve made connections and learned from people who’s main
goal is to see these young students excel and succeed.
After the brunch, the
group took a short walk across town to CREAM to have what some claim to be the
best ice cream sandwiches available. [Nick and Kelly had a professional
disagreement on whether it was only a 2 block walk or three. Google maps
puts it at more than 6/10 of a mile. Since the sun had warmed us up the
walk was a pleasant one.]
Tiffany Ng (Yale ’05)—a renowned carillonist—offered to escort the group up to the top
of Cal’s Campanile to watch a concert that would be performed shortly. [Sorry, no photos.]
Another
great Sunday outing. Thanks to all
of the Brown/Yale alums for volunteering their time to help out.
A few photos of the event:
